A Mexican man who entered the U.S. illegally was sentenced Sept. 3 in federal court to a sentence of time served and remanded to U.S. Border Patrol upon release, U.S. Attorney Kurt Alme said. Enrique Hernandez-Rodriguez, 51, pleaded guilty in August 2025 to illegal reentry. Hernandez-Rodriguez was held in the Cascade County Adult Detention Center for 40 days, beginning July
Read more
Jeremy Jones has been selected as the new Great Falls deputy city manager. Jones has been serving as Great Falls Fire Rescue chief since 2020. “Jeremy’s proven leadership, collaborative spirit, deep understanding of the community and City operations make him an outstanding choice for Deputy City Manager,” City Manager Greg Doyon said in a release. “He has consistently demonstrated a
Read more
City Commissioners awarded a $212,720 contract to Montana Materials and Construction, formerly MRTE, in August for the Giant Springs Road slide repair project. The project is to repair and mitigate the sloughing slope along the road near the River’s Edge Trail, caused by oversaturation of the toe of the slope, according to city staff. “The existing road embankment is sloughing,
Read more
City Commissioners approved final payment for the 33rd Street Tank project in August. The final project cost was $2,795,319.05, which is $145,000 less than the total contract amount. The lower cost was attributed to better than expected existing conditions of the tank so fewer structural repairs were needed. The final payment was $139,765.95, of which $138,368.29 was paid to DN
Read more
The Air Force is assessing the public’s interest in establishing a restoration advisory board for Malmstrom Air Force Base. The RAB is a community group that meets to receive and discuss information about environmental cleanup projects at a military base. A RAB facilitates and improves communication, outreach and transparency between the military base, public, regulators, local governments and interest groups
Read more
City Commissioners approved a $96,447 agreement for a facilities utilization and feasibility study during their Sept. 2 meeting. Staff recommended approval of the agreement with TheatreDNA of the six responses received to the request for proposals it issued in June to assess usage, physical condition, financial performance and long-term viability of the public facilities, and to develop strategic recommendations that
Read more
City Commissioners approved a $1.6 million contract to Central Plumbing, Heating and Excavating during their Sept. 2 meeting for the first phase of the northside water main replacement project. The project will replace 10 blocks of aging undersized water main, totalling about 3,500 lineal feet, near West Elementary and is scheduled to start this fall and be complete in the
Read more
Both the River’s Edge Trail on the north shore and North River Road near Black Eagle Dam will be closed Sept. 4. The closure is needed so crews can safely use heavy equipment to pour concrete and move materials as part of the Black Eagle Dam spillway project. The project includes installing new support structures and spillway components to strengthen the
Read more
Two more Cascade County detention officers were arrested in August. Joshua Yellow Owl, a Cascade County Sheriff’s Office detention officer, was charged with misdemeanor counts of partner family member assault, causing injury, first offense; and tampering with a communication device. According to the police affidavit, officers were told a male was assaulting a female and attempting to break her arm.
Read more
City Commissioners approved an agreement in August with Great West Engineering to survey and design the next phases of a downtown drainage improvement project. The project is included in the city’s capital improvement plan within the storm drain utility enterprise fund. The agreement cost is $264,097 for phase three and $323,767 for phase four. Streets closed for Benefis project; downtown
Read more
You must be logged in to post a comment.